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1) Subject:New Book on Arabic SLA

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Date: 05 Aug 2009
From:Alhawary, Mohammad T. [malhawary at ou.edu]
Subject:New Book on Arabic SLA

Book Title:
_Arabic Second Language Acquisition of Morphosyntax_

Book Description:
While the demand for Arabic classes and preparation programs for  
Arabic language teachers has increased, there is a notable gap in the  
field of linguistic research on learning Arabic as a second language.  
Arabic Second Language Acquisition of Morphosyntax presents a data- 
driven and systematic analysis of Arabic language acquisition that  
responds to this growing need.

Based on large data samples collected from longitudinal and cross- 
sectional studies, this book explores a broad range of structures and  
acquisition issues. It also introduces new and comprehensive research,  
and it documents the successes and problems that native speakers of  
other languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Japanese, are  
likely to encounter in learning Arabic.

Arabic Second Language Acquisition of Morphosyntax addresses the  
following questions and more:

Do Arabic L2 Learners develop L2 knowledge representation  
systematically or randomly?
Can they acquire the same range of syntactic and morphological  
knowledge as native speakers, and to what extent?
What are the developmental paths or stages, if any, along which Arabic  
L2 learners progress?
What is the role of L1 in learning Arabic as an L2?
What other factors have a bearing on learning Arabic as a second  
language?
By integrating previously published findings with new research, the  
author has created a unified and streamlined resource for teachers,  
teachers-in-training, linguists, Arabic textbook authors, language  
proficiency testers, and second-language acquisition experts.

About the Author:
Mohammad T. Alhawary is associate professor and ConocoPhillips  
Professor of Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture at the  
University of Oklahoma.

Publication Details:
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press (April 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300141297
ISBN-13: 978-0300141290


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